Month: March 2015

A Lifetime of Film – Ashe’s Top Ten from 1997

A Lifetime of Film covers one specific year of a Cinefessions’ writers existence, from birth to now, and goes over their top ten films from that year. It stems from a meme on Letterboxd, and is simply being expanded upon here. This week, Ashe covers 1997. 1997 was an off year for me, having to leave college…


TV Review – Branden Chowen on Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming (S1.E1)

Series: Game of Thrones Episode: Winter Is Coming (S1.E1) Director: Timothy Van Patten Original Air Date: April 17, 2011 — I know that it may come as a shock to many readers, but this is the first time I’ve seen Game of Thrones. It is arguably the most hyped and beloved television series on right now…


This Week on Cinefessions: March 8th – March 14th, 2015

This Week on Cinefessions is a weekly recap of all the articles and reviews that went live on the website this past week. It is your one stop shop for catching up on this week’s original content. Sunday, March 8th, 2015 Capsule Review – Branden Chowen on Predestination (2015) “It’s a damn shame that this…


TV Review – Branden Chowen on Z Nation: Home Sweet Zombie (S1.E5)

Series: Z Nation Episode: Home Sweet Zombie (S1.E5) Director: Luis Prieto Original Air Date: October 10, 2014 — The cheese finally catches up to Z Nation in episode 5, entitled Home Sweet Zombie. This episode finds the group of survivors in Illinois, near Warren’s hometown. Citizen Z warns of an approaching storm, and the crew can tell that…


Instant Cinefessions: Issue 09 – Ashe Just Wants to Have Fun!

Most of the movies and TV series I watch come from my Netflix Instant Queue. It has been my go to for over five years now. I like to use it to find hidden gems, but not everyone wants to commit two hours of their free time to a decent looking movie poster. I’ve watched…


TV Review – Branden Chowen on Z Nation: Full Metal Zombie (S1.E4)

Series: Z Nation Episode: Full Metal Zombie (S1.E4) Director: Michael Robison Original Air Date: October 3, 2014 — Z Nation is interesting in that it keeps getting better and better every episode. We are only four episodes in, but they’ve built these excellent characters that I truly care about. That is proven in this episode when one of…


A Lifetime of Film – Ashe’s Top Ten from 1996

A Lifetime of Film covers one specific year of a Cinefessions’ writers existence, from birth to now, and goes over their top ten films from that year. It stems from a meme on Letterboxd, and is simply being expanded upon here. This week, Ashe covers 1996. My first full year of college came in 1996, and I…